Mercury joystick for pontoons

chasedawg · 01-27-2022, 02:50 PM

Who is going to be the first one to install one of these on your pontoon boat.

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/...ier-than-ever/

WinnisquamZ · 01-27-2022, 02:53 PM

Agree, someone needs to try this for us wondering individuals who struggle docking

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RUGMAN · 01-27-2022, 05:24 PM

For $40,000, you can have one installed

TiltonBB · 01-27-2022, 05:51 PM

You would have to be really bad handling your boat to make this worthwhile. But, you do see a lot of people on the lake whose stress factor goes way up every time they have to dock their boat.

A couple of years ago I saw someone docking in Alton in a 240 Searay with a bow thruster. It took 4 very bad tries and his wife ended up lunging for a dock post to pull the boat in. Who puts a bow thruster in a 240 Searay?

I don't know. Have a friend teach you? Hire a Captain to give you boating lessons? Find a dock in a quiet area to practice your docking skills mid-week?

joey2665 · 01-27-2022, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

You would have to be really bad handling your boat to make this worthwhile. But, you do see a lot of people on the lake whose stress factor goes way up every time they have to dock their boat.

A couple of years ago I saw someone docking in Alton in a 240 Searay with a bow thruster. It took 4 very bad tries and his wife ended up lunging for a dock post to pull the boat in. Who puts a bow thruster in a 240 Searay?

I don't know. Have a friend teach you? Hire a Captain to give you boating lessons? Find a dock in a quiet area to practice your docking skills mid-week?

I have a 310 SLX and I have the axis joystick. It is awesome especially when docking in windy conditions.

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TiltonBB · 01-27-2022, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by joey2665

I have a 310 SLX and I have the axis joystick. It is awesome especially when docking in windy conditions.

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I have a Chaparral 307 SSX with 350's and a joystick. I am not that skilled with it and I use it sparingly. I have used it most when leaving a long dock with other boats fore and aft, to move the boat sideways to get around them.

It takes some getting used to and I am sure there are many people who are much better with the joystick than I am. When docking, it is hard to not just use what you are used to, the steering and engine controls. I'll keep practicing!

DBreskin · 02-02-2022, 04:45 PM

I think every boat should have a Mercury Marine joystick… because I sell the joysticks to Mercury’s controls supplier.

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WinnisquamZ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,240 Thanks: 223 Thanked 705 Times in 473 Posts	Agree, someone needs to try this for us wondering individuals who struggle docking Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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RUGMAN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: weirs beach, Posts: 311 Thanks: 39 Thanked 42 Times in 34 Posts	For $40,000, you can have one installed

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TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,161 Thanks: 750 Thanked 2,277 Times in 986 Posts	You would have to be really bad handling your boat to make this worthwhile. But, you do see a lot of people on the lake whose stress factor goes way up every time they have to dock their boat. A couple of years ago I saw someone docking in Alton in a 240 Searay with a bow thruster. It took 4 very bad tries and his wife ended up lunging for a dock post to pull the boat in. Who puts a bow thruster in a 240 Searay? I don't know. Have a friend teach you? Hire a Captain to give you boating lessons? Find a dock in a quiet area to practice your docking skills mid-week?

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